Tangerang Became The Most Favourite Foreign Worker

1. Immigration: Foreign workers must provide benefits
Acting non-TPI Tangerang Class I Immigration Task Force, Dodi Karnida said that from the latest data he received, there were a total of 4,445 foreign workers residing in Tangerang Raya.

This number includes their families who came to Indonesia and with various professions such as lecturers and others.

“In connection with the new policy from the Ministry of Manpower issued on August 27 yesterday, there will be 18 employment sectors that will be filled by foreign workers,” Dodi told the IDN Times, in the Balaraja District, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Friday ( 9/20).

“Here we consolidate, anticipate these things so that the presence of foreigners brings benefits to both the nation and state, because the principle of immigration is selective,” he continued.

2. Foreign workers are advised not to be provocateurs
Dodi explained, the selective principle was carried out with various approaches to foreign workers, so that those who were granted a residence permit did not become provocateurs in Indonesia.

Related to this, he will conduct supervision in the near future of 4,445 foreign workers.

“Users of foreign workers must be able to meet the requirements that have been met, so that there are no immigration violations by foreigners. Violations are usually foreigners without documents, once there is an operation he cannot show documents, “he said.

3. Foreigners must meet immigration and good behavior requirements
According to Dodi, foreign workers without official documents may be subject to administrative sanctions and can be immediately secured before being deported to their home country. It will also be blacklisted so that it does not return to Indonesia.

Then for foreigners proven to have committed criminal offenses will be subject to immigration, general criminal and environmental violations.

“The majority here in Tangerang or Banten are indeed the majority of the PRC (China), followed by South Korea. Actually they might be as foreign workers or as experts because there are many Chinese company projects here as well as South Korean companies, then India, Malaysia and Japan, “he said.

4. Thousands of companies attract foreign workers
Meanwhile, the Head of Labor Control in the Field of Industrial Relations and Employment Control at the Tangerang District Manpower Office, Hudni, confirmed that foreign nationals (WNA) made the Greater Tangerang area, especially Tangerang Regency, the main destination for finding work.

“That is based on report data from thousands of companies here, the attraction of foreigners is certainly because here many companies are not only companies from their countries. Moreover, the growth of the company here is also very rapid and the companies need experts like them, “Hudni said.